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current metering schedule was successful because it allowed the City to work on creating an impression that Vineyard Av=ue is not the way to go. Mr. Brozosky noted that he lives in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor and he uses this route to get to Route 84 without having to cut through Pleasanton to get to Interstate 680. In trying to minimize the impacts to the local residents, Mr. Knowles believed it was a trade-off to have a 15 second stop in the battle against "cut-through traffic." The question then becomes "is it unreasonable?" He noted that staff will try different approaches to achieve a consensus of community feeling, and will modify approaches if necessary. He mentioned that metering of traffic signals is flexible, but pointed out that if metering is reduced, there would be a natural increase in traffic. Mr. Brozosky believed it was easy to argue that a IS-second delay at 2 a.m, would not discourage anyone, and in fact, might compel motorists to run a red light, which as a result creates an unsafe intersection. He also believed it was unsafe for someone to be stopped for 15 to 20 seconds in a dark, rural area, He believed the direction given to staff at a previous Council meeting was to meter only the intersection of Vineyard Avenue and Ruby Hill Drive in the morning and not the remainder of the day. If Council chose to provide direction to staff to continue metering at the intersection of Vineyard Avenue and Ruby Hill Drive, Ms. Ayala asked what morning hours would be recommended. Mr. Knowles indicated that the most severe metering would need to occur between the hours of 7: 15 a.m. to 8: 15 a.m., to minimize the backup of traffic occurring at Montevino Drive. Ms, Ayala believed the afternoon traffic metering should occur between the hours of 3 p,m. to 6:30 p.m. Mr. Knowles indicated that he would recommend starting the afternoon metering immediately after school gets out, which would be from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. He noted that this would not be strict traffic metering, and it would only stop and delay drivers. Mr. Brozosky asked if it would be possible to program the traffic lights from 7: 15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and from 3:30 p,m. to 6:30 p.m. on the weekdays for westbound traffic, and for all other times rest the traffic signal in green, or configure the signal to turn immediately to green so that drivers are not sitting there waiting. Mr. Knowles recommended that the signal be programmed to rest in green. Staff did not want drivers to assume that as they approach a red light it would change. Mr, Campbell asked if staff believed the metering hours of7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a,m. were sufficient? Pleasanton City Council Minutes 22 01/20/04